Lithuania Kaunas ktu.edu/en/cultural-centre "Being a part of such society gives a taste to your life. If you stay after the first weeks or months of rehearsals and concerts, you already are a person, who can be an example for others." Politician Donatas Jankauskas SHORT INTRODUCTION Established in 1949 Awarded the first (highest) category of amateur art societies Includes dance group, choir members, orchestra, music band It is KTU art society, which travels most often 137 members ACTIVITIES Permanent participant of Lithuanian Song Festivals About 40 performances per year Tours (visited many countries, including USA, Mexico, Canada, Pakistan, Venezuela) NOT ONLY DANCES AND SONGS, BUT ALSO... Deep knowledge of Lithuanian heritage Active communication between musicians of various generations Friendship for life Organizational work, development of responsibility Meaningful festivals No stage fright Art Director – Margarita Tomkevičiūtė, Choir Leader – Roma Paulauskienė, Heads of Orchestra – Raimundas Kukanauskas and Asta Bogdanienė, Head of Music Band – Romualdas Sadzevičius, Choreographer – Vilma Urbonaitė, Choirmaster – Gediminas Micka.